671 research outputs found
Correction to:E-bikes in rural areas: current and potential users in the Netherlands
Full text linkCorrection to: Transportation, (2022), 10.1007/s11116-022-10283-y1. Gerd Weitkamp, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands [email protected] 2. Agnes van den Berg, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands [email protected] In the original publication co-author’s family name and given name are not published. The corrected family and given name is given in this Correction. The original article has been corrected.</p
Dr. Gerd J. Horten Professor of History - Concordia University Portland
No full textGerd Horten, author of the book \u27Radio Goes to War: The Cultural Politics of Propaganda during World War II\u27, discusses World War II propaganda and censorship. Recorded by Phil Sedgwick.
Video uploaded by Phil Sedgwick under Standard YouTube Licensehttps://commons.cu-portland.edu/humfacultymedia/1000/thumbnail.jp
Endogenous Fixprices and Sticky Price Adjustment of Risk-averse Firms
Full text linkA risk-averse price-setting firm which knows the quantity demanded at the status quo price but has imperfect information otherwise may choose not to change it although an otherwise identical risk-neutral firm would do so, provided the variance of the firm's subjective probability distribution over quantities demanded as a function of price displays a kink at the status quo. This is equivalent to risk aversion of order one. When no such endogenous fixprice exists, the size of price adjustment still tends to zero as risk aversion tends to infinity, and to any arbitrarily small menu cost there exists a degree of risk aversion so that the firm will not adjust.fixed prices, price adjustment, risk aversion, menu cost
Treating gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with sense
No full textGastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common disorder that affects an estimated 5 % to 7 % of the global population. Management of GERD often poses a number of challenges. In this article, the author presents a number of management modalities for this condition.peer-reviewe
La place de la guerre de 1914-1918 dans l'histoire culturelle de l'Allemagne
No full textThe place of the 1914-1918 war in the cultural history of Germany, Gerd Krumeich.
Through his study of war accounts and memories, the author analyses the impact of the war experience on German culture in its individual as well as its collective aspects. That impact brought about the continuation and the diffusion of militarism and nationalism in much of the German society of the 1920s and 1930s.Krumeich Gerd. La place de la guerre de 1914-1918 dans l'histoire culturelle de l'Allemagne. In: Vingtième Siècle, revue d'histoire, n°41, janvier-mars 1994. La guerre de 1914-1918. Essais d'histoire culturelle. pp. 9-17
Differences in cerebral response to esophageal acid stimuli and psychological anticipation in GERD subtypes-An fMRI study
No full textBackground: To evaluate whether there are differences in the cerebral response to intraesophageal acid and psychological anticipation stimuli among subtypes of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Understanding the socio-spatial aspects of creativity in public spaces of Dutch university campuses:the interplay between research-generated evidence and urban planning and design practice
Full text linkHow does the physical environment affect creativity? This thesis explores theoretically and empirically the socio-spatial aspects of creativity phenomenon, using the public spaces of Dutch inner-city campuses and sciences parks as study cases. Such aspects are important for campuses’ planning and design since creativity cannot occur without people’ interactions with their social and material environments. This research firstly explores subjective and objective aspects of the relationship between the physical environment and creativity through measurable attributes, and then discussed data-based research-generated evidence with practitioners involved in public spaces’ projects of the cities Amsterdam, Utrecht and Groningen. The results highlighted discrepancies between the research-practice interface. Also, that the practice of planning and design of campuses’ public spaces stands ‘in between’ multiple actors and stakeholders, which have different values, goals, and visions. Urban planning and design practitioners often envision differently the importance of the physical configuration of public spaces as tools to generate creativity and creativity encounters. Such divergent views and interests in campus area development often cause institutional fragmentation, which results in the physical fragmentation of campuses' public spaces. Although this dissertation focuses on public spaces of campuses, public spaces should be understood as part of a larger urban structure and serve not only the surrounding property but also a general societal interest
Augmenting a pH Medical Study with Wearable Video for Treatment of GERD
No full textIn this paper we present an augmentation to the wearable computers typically used to determine if a patient is a candidate for surgery to correct problems associated with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). A wearable camera was used by the first author while participating in a 24–hour stomach acid pH study. After the study’s conclusion, an examination of the captured video and pH record revealed some results that allowed the first author to avoid many of the activities that result in symptoms related to GERD. 1 GERD and Medical Testing Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease is a medical condition that affects 2 % of the adult population of the United States. GERD refers to the reflux of stomach acid into the esophagus and can lead to complications such as esophageal cancer and lung damage. The most common symptom of GERD is heartburn. Typical treatments for GERD include diet modification and medication; however, for some patients these treatments may prove ineffective, and the patient may be evaluated for more drastic measures such as surgery. If surgery to correct GERD is considered an option, the patient usually undergoes a 24 – or 48–hour pH study to measure the percentage of time that the patient is in reflux during normal daily activities. In the 24–hour study, a pH probe is inserted into the subject’s nose and lowered through the esophagus to a position above the stomach. Since the probe is attached to a line that is retained in the patient’s nose and throat, several pH sensors can be placed at varying locations along the patient’s esophagus. The probe is attached to a wearable computer which records the patient’s pH levels for 24 hours. The patient typically uses the wearable computer to record times of meals, periods spent in a supine position (e.g. sleeping), and occurrences of symptoms. The first author suffered from severe and relatively un
Capturing the view : a GIS based procedure to assess perceived landscape openness
No full textNieuwe ontwikkelingen, zoals stedelijke en infrastructurele projecten en de uitbreiding van grootschalige landbouw introduceren veel nieuwe elementen in traditionele landschappen die de visuele kwaliteit veranderen. Deze veranderingen kunnen aanzienlijke invloed hebben op de kwaliteit van leven. Om het visuele landschap te beschermen of te verbeteren, moeten veranderingen van visuele landschappen expliciet aandacht krijgen in landschapsplanning en beleid. Openheid manifesteert zich anders in verschillende culturele landschappen en de ontwikkeling van prototypes voor openheid voor elk landschapstype kunnen worden gebruikt als richtlijn voor planning en beleid. Op Europees niveau worden landschappen doorgaans geclassificeerd door experts met behulp van een top-down benadering. Er is behoefte aan een koppeling tussen deze Europese top-down aanpak en de perceptiegebaseerde bottom-up benaderingThe landscape is an important contributor to quality of life. People identify with landscapes and landscapes contribute to a sense of place and wellbeing. Changes in land use activities, such as agriculture, and in current spatial planning policies and practice accelerate the transformation of landscapes as many new elements are superimposed upon traditional landscapes, altering their visual appearance. These changes may have profound influences on people?s quality of life. The visual landscape should therefore be given explicit attention in landscape planning and policy making. An important landscape characteristic is landscape openness. It is defined as the amount of space perceivable to the viewer which illustrates the importance of the interaction of people with their environment. Landscape openness is an important characteristic and a measure of attractiveness. In the Netherlands landscape openness is one of the features of the visual landscape and is also one of the core qualities of the National Landscapes, which have to be protected or enhanced. Landscape openness is vulnerable for changes is the landscape and monitoring the effect of landscape changes on openness is therefore essential for policy makers and planners. Current methods to measure landscape characteristics such as landscape openness either are suitable for policy makers but not reflect essential characteristics of the phenomenon, or accurately reflect the phenomenon but are not suitable for policy making and planning. Current improvements in measurement techniques, enabled by GIS, and the availability of highly detailed topographic data covering large areas make it feasible to describe landscape openness with a higher degree of realism, while making few concessions to generality and objectivity. Procedures and methods used in previous studies to describe landscape characteristics like landscape openness for policy making and planning purposes do not take full advantage of these improvements. The objective of this thesis is to develop a procedure which takes advantage of these improvements, but also produces a sound description of landscape openness and meets the required standards for policy making and planning. We formulated three research questions: 1: How can landscape openness be measured? 2: How well does the measured openness correspond with perceived landscape openness? 3: Is the measured openness relevant for landscape policy makers
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